Washington HJR 4, Income Tax Revisions Amendment (1942)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 3, 1942. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported defining income as distinct from property for taxation, empowering the state legislature to enact graduated net income taxes and providing for income tax deductions, offsets, and exemptions. |
A "no" vote opposed defining income as distinct from property for taxation, empowering the state legislature to enact graduated net income taxes and providing for income tax deductions, offsets, and exemptions. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 89,453 | 33.66% | ||
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176,332 | 66.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 4 was as follows:
| “ | A Proposal to amend Article VII of the Constitution by adding a new section, section 2, providing that income shall not be construed as property for the purpose of taxation, and empowering the legislature to enact graduated net income taxes, and to provide exemptions, offsets and deductions. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Washington Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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